Essays in Modern Ukrainian History

Description

A collection of twenty-three essays by Ivan L. Rudnytsky, a leading historian of modern Ukraine noted for his original interpretation of key issues in modern Ukrainian history.

Essay titles include:

• The Role of Ukraine in Modern History
• Ukraine Between East and West
• Observations on the Problem of “Historical” and “Non-Historical” Nations
• Pereiaslav: History and Myth
• Trends in Ukrainian Political Thought Intellectual
• Origins of Modern Ukraine Polish-Ukrainian Relations: The Burden of History
• Ukrainian-Jewish Relations
• Hipolit Vladimir Terlecki
• Carpatho-Ukraine: A People in Search of Their Identity
• Michal Czajkowski’s Cossack Project During the Crimean War
• Ukrainians in Galicia under Austrian Rule
• Drahomanov as Political Theorist
• The First Ukrainian Political Program: Mykhailo Drahomanov’s “Introduction” to Hromada
• Ukrainian National Movement on the Eve of the First World War
• Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s Ideas in the Light of His Political Writings
• Viachyslav Lypynsky: Statesman, Historian, and Political Thinker
• Soviet Ukraine in Historical Perspective

and many others.